Practical guides to dumpster rental, disposal rules and local waste policy in Dothan, Houston County and the Wiregrass.
Overage, dry run, surcharges, damage clauses and the scale ticket you are probably not being shown – with the actual contract language, the Alabama rules that do and do not apply, and the two phone numbers that let you check a charge.
New fee, new container rules, a $400 minimum for contractor debris, and an enforcement ladder that ends with your cart being removed. Plus three figures where the county’s adopted policy and its live FAQ page flatly disagree.
On 18 August 2026 the Dothan City Commission tied 3–3 on the first sanitation fee increase since 2013, so it failed. Here is what was on the table, what did not change, and why Houston County residents were never affected.
Alabama wants a demolition notice ten working days before you start — even with no asbestos. Plus the rule that names roll-off containers by name, why liquids and fridges get refused, what the state charges per ton, and two things we could not verify.
Houston County has recorded 56 tornadoes since 1912, and Hurricane Michael put trees into 47 structures in one night. A practical debris plan for storm season.
A roofing tear-off is a weight problem, not a volume problem. The per-square math that decides your container size.
From the end of 2026, Alabama landfills cannot accept whole tires. Here is what ADEM’s rule actually says, and what it means for cleanouts around Dothan.
Dothan’s own ordinance excludes nine categories of debris from city pickup — including shingles, concrete and contractor waste. Here is the list, and what to do instead.
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